On Saturday, October 26, Schalke 04 welcomes his neighbor Borussia Dortmund on the occasion of the 10th day of the Bundesliga. The two teams, both of whom are on the podium, will give everything to try to win the Ruhr derby.
Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund Soccer Betting Tips
Completely dropped from the race for Europe last year, Schalke 04 started this new Bundesliga season much better. The club Gelsenkirchen occupies the 7th place in the rankings but is only 2 points behind the leader. After a very convincing month of September marked by 4 successes at the expense of Hertha Berlin (3-0), Paderborn (1-5), Mainz (2-1) and Leipzig (1-3), the partners ‘Amine Harit were stopped by Cologne (1-1) before falling last week against Hoffenheim (2-2).
In front, the Borussia Dortmund lack of regularity since the beginning of the season. The BVB have won only 2 of their last 6 Bundesliga matches. Indeed, after defeating Bayer Leverkusen (4-0), Lucien Favre’s men were held in check on 3 occasions by Eintracht Frankfurt (2-2), Werder Bremen (2-2) and Friborg (2). -2). Last week, they finally returned to the league success by dropping the leader, Borussia Mönchengladbach after a more closed than expected (1-0). But Wednesday night they had to bow to Inter in the Champions League (2-0) and struggled in their qualifying group.
The staff for Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund
For Schalke, the replacement midfielder Bentaleb may be forfeited for this derby. However, the twirling midfielder Serdar 3 goals could make a comeback, he who scored 3 goals since the beginning of the season. Meanwhile, the former Nantais Harit, who scored four goals since the start of the season, was voted Bundesliga player of the month in September.
For Dortmund, Spanish striker Paco Alcacer is still unfit to play just like the German international Reus and former captain Schmelzer. On the other hand, goalkeeper Bürki will be present.
The compositions for Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund
The likely composition of Schalke 04:
Nübel – Kenny, Stambouli, Sané, Oczipka – Caligiuri, Mascarell, Arit, Schöpf – Burgstaller, Matondo.
Absent: Bentaleb (injured)
Uncertain: Serdar (Injured)
The probable tactical arrangement (4-4-2):
Nübel
Kenny – Stambouli – Sané – Oczipka
Caligiuri – Mascarell – Arit – Schöpf
Burgstaller – Matondo
The probable composition of Dortmund:
Hitz (or Bürki) – Hakimi, Akanji, Hummels, Schulz – Witsel, Delaney – Sancho, Brandt, Hazard – Bradt (or Götze).
Absent: Paco Alcacer, Reus, Schmelzer (injured).
Uncertain: None
The planned tactical disposition (4-2-3-1):
Bürki
Hakimi – Akanji – Hummels – Schulz
Witsel – Delaney
Sancho – Hazard – Guerreiro
Brandt
The history of confrontations Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund
It will be the 139th Ruhr derby in history. For the moment, Dortmund leads with 51 wins against 46 for Schalke 04 and 41 draws.
Key points for the match Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund
– Both teams remain on a defeat.
– This is a meeting with strong rivalry.
– Both teams are fighting for a place on the podium.
– Borussia is deprived of its 2 best scorers.
Our Best Soccer Betting Tips Schalke 04 vs Borussia Dortmund
Schalke 04 could manage to resist his rival, particularly weakened offensively, in this part.
Betting Tips: Victory of Schalke 04
Odds: 1.70
